Savitribai Phule Pune University, Maharashtra, General Semester 1, COMPULSORY ENGLISH-I Syllabus

Unit - 1 The Beggar- Anton Chekhov

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Summary

Unit - 2 Black Money and the Black Economy- C. Rammanohar Reddy

2.1 Concepts

Unit - 3 The Nightingale and the Rose- Oscar Wilde

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Summary

Unit - 4 Muhammad Yunus: An Economics for Peace- Farida Khan

4.1 About the Author

4.2 Summary

Unit - 5 Up-Hill- Christina Rossetti

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Summary

Unit - 6 Stay Calm- Grenville Kleiser

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Summary

Unit - 7 Meeting and Greeting People and Dialogue Writing

7.1 The Four Types of Conversations Debate Dialogue Discourse and Diatribe

7.2 Five Activities to Use in a Conversation Class

Unit - 8 Group Discussions, Interview and Interviewing Skills

8.1 Group Discussion

8.2 How is GD driven

8.3 Why GD

8.4 Types of Group Chat

8.5 Assessment process in a group discussion

8.6 Preparing the Recommended Background for Group DiscussionThe most important element of human performance in GD is content. As current affairs often dominate GDs an effort is needed to build a true bank of current assets. Review the timeline for important national and international issues and the developments that have followed. Follow at least 2 local 2 national 2 national newspapers and daily news channels. Focus on information. In newspapers the first 4 pages the finance page and the sports pages are widely available. You may or may not read edits which gives your perspective commentary and perspective but you must read the news. Because you need facts to support your standing structures. Because if you dont have the facts you only have ideas which you can end up repeating throughout your contribution to GD.

8.7 Interview Techniques

Unit - 9 Presentation Skills

9.1 Skills to create a Successful Presentation